Botta's pocket gopher vs Rusty Porecrust

Thomomys bottae compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's pocket gopher	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Geomyidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Thomomys	Fuscoporia
Species	Thomomys bottae	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's pocket gopher	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's pocket gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.